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Meaning of "athletic sports" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ATHLETIC SPORTS

athletic sports  [æθˈlɛtɪk spɔːts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATHLETIC SPORTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Athletic sports is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATHLETIC SPORTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Athletics (U.S.)

Athletics is a term encompassing the human competitive sports and games requiring physical skill, and the systems of training that prepare athletes for competition performance. Athletic sports or contests, are competitions which are primarily based on human, physical competition, demanding the qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill. Athletic sports form the bulk of popular sporting activities, with other major forms including motorsports, precision sports,extreme sports and animal sports. Athletic contests, as one of the earliest types of sport, are prehistoric and comprised a significant part of the Ancient Olympic Games, along with equestrian events. The word "athletic" is derived from the Ancient Greek word αθλός meaning "contest". Athletic sports became organized in the late 19th century with the formation of organizations such as the Amateur Athletic Union in the United States and the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques in France. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was established in 1906 to oversee athletic sports at college-level in the United States, known as college athletics.

Definition of athletic sports in the English dictionary

The definition of athletic sports in the dictionary is sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATHLETIC SPORTS


bort
bɔːts
bortz
bɔːts
boyshorts
ˈbɔɪˌʃɔːts
exports
ˈɛkspɔːts
Ghats
ɡɔːts
kiwisports
ˈkiːwiːˌspɔːts
orts
ɔːts
quartz
kwɔːts
shorts
ʃɔːts
sports
spɔːts
thoughts
θɔːts
undershorts
ˈʌndəˌʃɔːts
walkshorts
ˈwɔːkˌʃɔːts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATHLETIC SPORTS

athetosic
athetosis
athetotic
Athinai
athirst
athlete
athlete´s foot
athlete´s village
athletic
athletic coach
athletic support
athletic supporter
athletically
athleticism
athletics
athodyd
Atholl brose
Athos
athrill
athrob

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATHLETIC SPORTS

all-sorts
Bermuda shorts
board shorts
boxer shorts
comforts
creature comforts
field sports
home comforts
invisible exports
invisible imports
junior varsity sports
liquorice all-sorts
of sorts
out of sorts
racket sports
varsity sports
visible exports
visible imports
water sports
winter sports

Synonyms and antonyms of athletic sports in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «athletic sports» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATHLETIC SPORTS

Find out the translation of athletic sports to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of athletic sports from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «athletic sports» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

竞技体育
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deportes atléticos
570 millions of speakers

English

athletic sports
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एथलेटिक खेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرياضة الرياضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спортивные спортивные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atletismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাথলেটিক কোচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sports athlétiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jurulatih sukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leichtathletik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陸上競技
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체육 스포츠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pelatih atletik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thể thao thể thao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடகள பயிற்சியாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍथलेटिक प्रशिक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Atletik çalıştırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sport atletici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sport sportowiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спортивні спортивні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sport atletice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αθλητικό σπορ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

atletiek sport
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

athletic sporter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atletisk sport
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of athletic sports

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHLETIC SPORTS»

The term «athletic sports» is normally little used and occupies the 125.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHLETIC SPORTS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «athletic sports» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «athletic sports» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about athletic sports

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATHLETIC SPORTS»

Discover the use of athletic sports in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to athletic sports and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Boy's Own Book of Sports and Pastimes: Athletic Sports
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William Clarke, 2000
2
The Athletic world and journal of English sports
Fixtures — continued. Saturday,Junel5. — Leeds Athletic Club Sports „ „ 15. — Darwcn (Lancashire), Cricket Club Sports „ „ 15. — Altrincham (near Manchester) , Athletic Sports „ „ 16. — Wigan Cricket Club Sports „ „ 15. — South Norwood ...
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The Boy's Own Book of Sports and Pastimes: Athletic Sports
Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
William Clarke, 2000
4
Sports and Freedom
Beginning in 1888, the athletic committee was to have "the entire supervision and control of all athletic sports" under the authority of the Harvard controlling body, the Corporation. The committee was at the same time "subject to the authority of ...
Ronald A. Smith
5
Ambassadors in Pinstripes: The Spalding World Baseball Tour ...
Palmer, Athletic Sports, 346-56. 1 1 . Anson, A Ball Player's Career, 245. 12. Palmer, Athletic Sports, 357-63. 13. Palmer, Athletic Sports, 364; Stevens, Baseball's Radical, 76; Newton MacMil- lian, "The Boys Disappointed," New York Herald, ...
Thomas W. Zeiler, 2006
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Organization and Management of Athletic Meets
It shall also develop athletic, sports, and physical fitness programs at local, regional and national levels, including programs for periodic interscholastic and other athletic meets, and provide guidelines-for their implementation. The various  ...
7
International Sports Law and Business
1990, three athletes who belonged to the SB Athletic Sports Team of a famous food company, S&B, were killed in a traffic accident. Two of them had been nominated to compete in the marathon at the Asian Games to be held in Peking in Sep.
Aaron N. Wise, Bruce S. Meyer, 1997
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The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: An IOC Medical ...
Physical Therapy in Sport 1, 85–90. Johnson, U. (1996) Quality of experience of long-term injury in athletic sports predicts return after rehabilitation. In: Aktuell Beteendevetenskaplig Idrottsforskning (Patriksson, G., ed.). SVEBI, Lund: 110– 117.
Walter R. Frontera, 2008
9
Administrative Topics in Athletic Training: Concepts to Practice
Policy H-470.995 Athletic (Sports) Medicine 1998. Available at http://www.ama- assn.org/ apps/pf_new/pf_online. Accessed March 8, 2007. 22. American Academy of Family Physicians. Statement on athletic trainers in high schools. Available ...
Gary L. Harrelson, Greg Gardner, Andrew P. Winterstein, 2009
10
The Rise of Sports in New Orleans: 1850-1900
Young New Orleanians were carried along by this latest athletic craze and in the last fifteen years of the nineteenth century organized more than twenty associations "for the advancement of physical culture and introduction of athletic sports.
Dale A. Somers, 1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATHLETIC SPORTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term athletic sports is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Physiotherapy Alliance opens in the Bend
She has begun continuing education courses in manual therapy, McKenzie Protocol for lumbar spine, acupuncture, as well as athletic sports ... «Lakeshore Advance, Jul 15»
2
Miami players outstanding at USTA Florida Bobby Curtis Junior …
Rebelle Athletics is dedicated to providing developmental and participatory athletic sports programs beginning at the youth development level. «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
3
Augusta native Lindsay Crute's passion for rowing is taking her places
Davidson lacks traditional athletic sports and Crute's father, Tom Crute, knew she needed a physical challenge. He chose rowing because it ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Olympic-sized challenge
... Community Advisory Panel to advise and assist the authority in procuring international and national athletic sports events and competitions. «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»
5
It's all about the talent for these young people who sang their song …
Buckingham Young Variety at Buckingham Athletic Sports and Social Club. Athletic chairman Tony Checkley introduces the event with Ellie ... «Buckingham Advertiser, Jul 15»
6
Long Island Pro Gamer Returns Home a Little Richer, Wiser
“To be honest, it doesn't matter to me if the world thinks of eSports as on the same level as athletic sports,” said Dicostanzo. “I know we put in a ... «Long Island Press, Jun 15»
7
Home Exploration Young Female Athletes in High School Sports at …
... Medical Center with findings analyzed from over 3,000 male and female participants engaged in 20 different high school athletic sports. «Clapway, Jun 15»
8
Petoskey schools expect to use $780k of fund balance next year
The general fund does not cover the costs of completing the new athletic sports complex. Those revenues and expenses are handled in a ... «Petoskey News-Review, Jun 15»
9
Advisory panel tours Olympic venues
... the 19-person panel in 2014 to advise and assist the authority in procuring international and national athletic sports events and competitions. «Lake Placid News, Jun 15»
10
From the files
... of which he is the lessee, will be thrown open to the public and no charge will be made for witnessing a long list of races, athletic sports, etc. «Chippewa Herald, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Athletic sports [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/athletic-sports>. Apr 2024 ».
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